The
Oakland Cemetery Association was formed on 30 March 1869. The
following persons were incorporators: Simeon Tucker, Thomas
Mickey, John Dempsey, Reuben Gipson, Fergus S. Robertson, E.S. Close,
R.D. Stober, W.T. Mickey, David Cummins, William R. Bricker, John
Saviers, William Sipe, H.M. Dick, Samuel Sutter, George Kline, T.H.
Wiggins, Mathew Turner, Jacob L. Bargahiser and David Lowrie. The 7
acres of land purchased for the cemetery was purchased from Simeon
Tucker, who was paid $250 per acre. [Source: SHELBY
INDEPENDENT NEWS: 14 April 1870, Vol. 2, No. 24.]

"OAKLAND CEMETERY
ASSOCIATION HAD BEGINNING IN 1868 -- Oakland Cemetery Association
was formed in 1868 with Thomas Mickey as its first president and Rod
Stober as secretary. The organization now has 25 directors and five
trustees with F. J. Kotz serving as president; C. R. Knee,
treasurer; G. W. Depler, secretary and C. L. Wagner, superintendent.
The association meets the first Tuesday in November with special
meetings held as necessary." [Shelby Daily Globe, 24 Apr 1950]

Dr. Bricker has had erected on his family lot in our beautiful cemetery
a Scotch Granite monument to commemorate the memory of his
father-in-law's family, and also of his own. The monument is of
the Red Scotch Granite, beautifully polished. On one side of the
granite base is the name Taylor; on the other the name Bricker in
heavy raised letters in sunk panel. The monument stands about
nineteen feet high and is beautifully proportioned from the ground up.
It was put up by J.G. Sherwood of Bucyrus, Ohio, who is dealing in all
kinds of American and Scotch granite, and those in need of anything in
his line will do well to see him before purchasing. [Shelby Independent News: 08 May 1873,
Vol. 5, No. 28]

Thomas Mickey of our city, is about to
have erected on his family burial lot in Oakland Cemetery a solid
substantial structure from the well known Quincy Granite. E.M.
Wolf & Co., Granite Monument Dealers of Mansfield, O., have the contract
for this monument.
[Shelby Independent News: 09 April 1874, Vol. 6, No. 24]

Soldier's
Monument. For years past it has been the fond hope of many of the
surviving soldiers of the late rebellion, to erect a suitable monument
to perpetuate the memory of their fallen comrades. To the end that
this may be accomplished, it is proposed to erect a monument in the
Oakland Cemetery, on which shall be engraved the name of every deceased
soldier that volunteered for served in the war, from Sharon and
adjoining townships, and the names of those who shall hereafter die, to
be engraved thereon. To complete a work of this kind, it will
require the unified labor of all interested, which can only be done by
an organization. It is earnestly hoped that the people of Shelby
and surrounding townships will effect an organization of this kind, on
Saturday. [Shelby
Independent News: 28 May 1874, Vol. 6, No. 31]

Mrs. Eli Orewiler has caused to be
placed in the center of her family burial lot, in our fast improving
cemetery, a solid substantial Quincy Granite Monument. The
monument is nicely designed, executed, as well as finished in the best
of style. We understand that E.M. Wolf & Co., Granite dealers of
Mansfield, Ohio, erected his monument.
[Shelby Independent News: 03 December 1874, Vol. 7, No. 6]

Shelby. J.J. Smiley and Mrs. Rosanna Hoak are
re-moving the remains of their relatives from the old to the new
cemetery. [Semi-Weekly News: 05
November 1897, Vol. 13, No. 89]